CVE-2024-28995 (GCVE-0-2024-28995)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2024-06-06 09:01
Modified
2025-10-21 23:05
Severity ?
8.6 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Summary
SolarWinds Serv-U was susceptible to a directory transversal vulnerability that would allow access to read sensitive files on the host machine.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
SolarWinds SolarWinds Serv-U Version: 15.4.2 HF 1 and previous versions
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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Data from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Date added: 2024-07-17

Due date: 2024-08-07

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Used in ransomware: Unknown

Notes: https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2024-28995; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-28995

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